As Syria Holds Referendum On Constitution, Rebels Vow To Fight On -- McClathcy News
WADI KHALID, Lebanon — On the Lebanon-Syria border, Syrian refugees scoffed Sunday at the idea of a referendum on a new constitution proposed by President Bashar Assad.
"Homs is completely destroyed," said Firas, 25, who left Syria five months ago. "Who is voting? (Assad) is telling lies to himself. Everyone around the world knows it's a big lie."
Firas asked that his last name be withheld because he still has family in Homs, Syria's third largest city. Homs has become the center of the year-old rebellion against al-Assad's government.
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MIDDLE EAST
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ASIA
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AFRICA
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EUROPE
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AMERICAS
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